It was beautiful yesterday visiting Whidbey Island for the first time. My family and I had a cabin in the San Juan islands, so poor old Whidbey Island was always passed by when I was a child. Such a beautiful place with some good Washington State history. Above is a picture from the drive to Deception Pass.

Regarding music updates, I'm still in the studio and recording more songs and things are going well.

Summer of 2016 I played this slightly altered version of the Death Cab For Cutie song "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" for Jay and Katy's first dance at their wedding. She asked me to record it for him as a 30th birthday present. I've edited out my personal comments (minus a hair swipe at the beginning) and wanted to share the song with you. I hope you enjoy it.

Short story: This video represents the best times of my life over the past two and a half years. Filmed and edited by my good friend and camera man Aaron Sampson

Long Story: I never wanted to leave England. In fact, I fully expected to live out the remainder of my days there. As many of you know, outside of music I worked for a software company. They held my visa which allowed me to work AND play music in the UK. I think it was early June 2016 that they told me that my…

I'm releasing a new album very soon and I'm very proud of how it has come out. James Welch absolutely smashed the production! It will be released on September 30, 2016. It is my goodbye gift to London as I will be moving to Seattle on October 1 (the next day). I hope you all enjoy it. You can pre-order the album here:

Huge thank you to everyone who came to see the band and I play at #BRITsWeek 2016 this year. As of right now, I do not have any other scheduled shows for the week (but something might just pop up, who knows). Big shout out to TOPMAN for hooking me up with some new clothes and for being so kind to me. Also a big thank you to the Museum of London for having me. Here are some photos from the weekend:

James, Nico, Paul, Gav and I after our on August 30 at Greenbelt Festival

Tom here. Wow! What a week it's been, but I'm here just to report on the amazing experience the band and I had at the Greenbelt Festival up in Kettering at the Boughton House. I played a solo set on Saturday August 29. I want to express a sincere 'Thank You' to all of you who listened and were in attendance. In a summary, the compere said "Go see Tom Butler tomorrow at the big top if you want to hear great music and average chat"…